Sentences with phrase «new policy council»

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Hu Kaihong, a spokesman of State Council Information Office, shows China's new Arctic Policy at a news conference on January 26, 2018 in Beijing, China.

He was a staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers under President Ronald Reagan from 1986 - 87, an adviser at the New York Fed from 1991 - 92 and 1995 - 97, and an assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury from 2002 - 03.

Knight, a former Hill staffer who worked on the Bush administration's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, was promoted from her position as special assistant for tax and retirement policy to deputy director for policy in February, and was recently praised by the council's new head, Larry Kudlow.

An already infamous entrepreneur / CEO starts the year by quitting a presidential council amid furor over the company's botched response to a taxi boycott spurred by a new President's policies.

Asked if the Governing Council had voted unanimously to enact the new policy, Mr. Draghi hedged.

Joseph J. McGee, vice president of public policy and programs at the Business Council of Fairfield County, said Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini «should move to Stamford if he wants to be close to New York.»

The ECB's monetary policy in September was a non-event, with the governing council neither making any changes to the existing policy nor adding new ones as they voted to leave interest rates and non-monetary policies on hold.

This new province - wide Council has been formed to advise government on all public policy issues facing the biotechnology industry and to advocate on behalf of the industry in Ontario.

The Australian and New Zealand Government's Food Regulation Policy Options Paper on caffeine acknowledges the Beverages Council's Energy Drink Industry Commitment document and notes that «while these self - regulatory codes only formally apply to members of those organisations, their existence and application across the market may also affect the behaviour of non-members that are aware of them.»

The Australian Beverages Council welcomes the publication of the Australian and New Zealand Caffeine Policy Guideline Consultation paper that was released today.

Houston ISD's School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), of which I'm a member, has been working hard all year to craft a new wellness policy for our district.

«Over a decade ago, building new plants in New York City was easier because Con Edison was in the business of both generating and distributing power, and could build new plants whenever they were needed, said Ashok Gupta, director of energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.&raqnew plants in New York City was easier because Con Edison was in the business of both generating and distributing power, and could build new plants whenever they were needed, said Ashok Gupta, director of energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.&raqNew York City was easier because Con Edison was in the business of both generating and distributing power, and could build new plants whenever they were needed, said Ashok Gupta, director of energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.&raqnew plants whenever they were needed, said Ashok Gupta, director of energy policy at the Natural Resources Defense Council.»

«When it comes to rooting out waste and cutting costs, or improving services through innovative new policies, Conservative councils are showing it can be done,» he said.

The way this new strategy towards drug use is taking shape is that of a comprehensive discussion among Iran's drug policy, addiction, anti-narcotics and social policy experts through the Expediency Council, which is the institution that has the power to carry out this change.

At 9 a.m., the NYC Council's Progressive Caucus advocates for bike safety and and infrastructure, and discusses transportation priorities in a new policy platform, «Resistance & Progress: 18 Progressive Policies for 2018,» with a press conference and rally co-hosted with Transportation Alternatives, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Don't miss your chance to join Business Council president Heather Briccetti, vice president Ken Pokalsky and fellow members for a day of meetings with New York's Congressional delegation and policy experts from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

The Focus E15 campaign has been on the front line of this battle for the past two years and while we congratulate Mr Corbyn on his new position, until he challenges the actions of Labour - run councils as well as government policy, we remain sceptical.

Plans for two new state - funded Catholic schools with discriminatory admissions policies have cleared a further hurdle today, after Mr Justice Sales in the High Court dismissed a judicial review of Richmond - upon - Thames council's decision to approve them.

Other policies include building a million new homes, half of which would be council homes, universal public childcare and the «progressive restoration» of free university education.

«You know, it's just one more nail in the coffin,» said Johnson, a former president of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and a longtime critic of state testing policy.

A new liaison committee was established with members of the TUC General Council, the NEC, and the Labour Shadow Cabinet, which gave the unions direct access to policy making.

Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.

He is taking the opportunity of actually coming up with some policies, proposing to give councils the power to veto new shops on the high street.

In her final State of the City address, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito decried Trump's policies and promised that city lawmakers would strike back against federal immigration policies and guarantee women free birth control that the GOP has promised to restrict.

Astorino, the Westchester County executive, gave a strong indication of what his speech will contain late last week at an evening meeting of the state Business Council, where he delivered a scathing and apparently effective critique of Cuomo's economic policies, current New York economic conditions and the failure of the business community to fight for necessary reforms that left several Cuomo backers clearly uncomfortable, some in attendance said.

Mark Levine, Council Member - elect, Manhattan «This agreement heralds a new era for the City Council and for the city at large — a time of activist progressive policy - making to address the growing gap of inequality here.

The comments came after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the leading Democratic mayoral candidate and a usual ally of the mayor, last week threw her support behind a bill that would create a new inspector general for the NYPD, who would be charged with overseeing police policies, like the controversial stop - and - frisk practice.

Two days after Mayor Bill de Blasio indicated would be open to slightly amending the New York's sanctuary city policy as a compromise measure with the Trump administration, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced that she's «comfortable with where we're at.»

Speaking to journalists in Sana, the capital of Yemen, Federation Council Speaker Sergey Mironov said the new direction of Russia's foreign and defense policies and an increase in its naval missions would be taken into consideration when making a decision on the request.

The City Council assigned its chief budget analyst to study the impact of Donald Trump's policies on New York City, on taxpayer time — but the far - left body ignored how...

The new policy means the council's absence rate is an average of 7.68 days per employee, the same as for the private sector.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER With City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito due to lead 14 of her colleagues on a trip to Israel paid for by two New York Jewish organizations, critics of the Jewish State's policies toward Palestinians are stepping up their criticism of the eight - day trip, scheduled for late February.

Under her leadership, the City Council will enact rules reform, become a more inclusive and effective voice for all our communities, and pass progressive policy to create a more just, compassionate and equal New York City.»

A 1997 report by the Public Policy Institute, underwritten by the state's anti-tax Business Council, estimated that if HCRA were «ranked with state taxes that support New York's general fund, HCRA taxes would be the third largest business tax, or our state's second largest user tax.»

«We support the captioned bill because its overarching concept speaks directly to a growing concern among retailers of all size operating not only in New York City, but throughout the state: the growing policy - based aspirations of local governments,» wrote Ted Potrikus, the Retail Council president and CEO.

With rising unemployment and fewer job vacancies, the current financial crisis has seen renewed policy emphasis in both Europe and the UK on volunteering as a route to employment, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC.)

However, the Tories hit back, warning that included in the small print of the Lib Dem policies was a new tax on property and tax rises in the form of a new local income tax, which the party says would replace council tax.

New labour can not create social justice through equal oppurtunity alone, they need to have policies that directly end poverty such as getting down the price of gas through state intervention, building council houses through state intervention.

At 10:15 a.m., during the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council's annual meeting, the US Transportation Department's policy undersecretary, Peter Rogoff, delivers a keynote speech to regional government and transportation officials before a roundtable discussion titled «Transportation in Transition: Technology and Innovation»; auditorium, Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, near Battery Place and State Street, Manhattan.

We had turned round our performance and reputation and pioneered innovative approaches like our planning policy, the «Merton Rule», requiring on - site renewables in new development, which was eventually adopted by 140 other councils and the UK Government.

At 7:15 p.m., Hochul attends the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York's Infrastructure Policy Networking Event, 677 Prime, 677 Broadway, Albany.

Melissa Mark - Viverito delivered her last State of the City address as the speaker of the New York City Council, peppering the speech with policy, Spanish and invocations of immigrant contributions — and lacing it with allusions to, but no direct mention of, Trump.

A Cuomo plan that could add a costly level of oversight to the city's affordable housing financing has no «rational» policy basis and is simply a blatant power grab by the state, according to a scathing new NYC Council report.

Laskawy is a former aide to New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, overseeing the Democrat's policy division and adviser her on legislative affairs.

At 1 p.m., Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer discusses recent developments in the U.S. economy and the Fed's monetary policy in New York as part of the Council on Foreign Relations C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics, 58 E 68th St., Manhattan.

Also at 6 p.m., National Organization of Women New York City hosts a forum for New York City Council speaker candidates, focusing on women's issues, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College, 47 - 49 E. 65th St., Manhattan.

Ken Pokalsky, with the Business Council of New York State, said Republicans in the Senate have also been more on track with policies that business believe help them thrive and create jobs.

The council passed a new winter parking policy, went after negligent landlords with stricter regulations and new code enforcers and updated the city's taxi cab laws.

In a letter to Williams, Chris Lehane, head of global policy for Airbnb, thanked the councilman for allowing the company to testify at the hearing and reiterated that Airbnb is willing to work with the Council to crack down on illegal hotels while protecting New Yorkers who legally rent out their homes.

The City Council is expected to file suit against the city to halt a controversial new homeless policy.